Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-18
BLAINE'S BID.
Mr.. EIxina's Bio for the R|publieaR Presi
6snlisl H'Rstinn

Mr.. EIxine's Bio for the RtpablieaR Presi.
6snlisi N n'nsunn
New York Times (Augwump)
Mr.. Blaine has been prompt in issuing
his bid for the nomination of the r pub.
lfcsn party and for the support OF those
who get direct pecunisry benefs from the
| legislative favorltism Ct the tariff. 1t is
obviously due to his unconq uerable ten
de ncy "oy indirection to seek direction
| out" that he has chosen the form Of an in
| terview with "an intelligent shorthand re-
porter" He would nave done better to
prepare his statement and sign i, for the
p.rt he has allotted to the "reporter"
In the business Is too clumsily managed to
deceive any one. The real author Of the
questions, as of the answers, is the gen.
! tlemau who was r. ] .cted by the people #
the United States in 1884 as candidate
for the Presidency. This, however, IS
largely q matter Of taste, and exec pit IS
illustrating the chesD cunning OF Mr..
Blaine hes no importar CO. What import
ance there Is to she document-and ,here
is not nearly SO much as its writer imag-
ines-lies in the fact that 1t discloses Mir.
Blaine's idea of what will be popular doc
trine in the United S etes, and in the COM
bination OF frontery and ignoran' with
which he undertakes to sustain that doc
time.
Mr. Blaine thinks the favor of the Re-
publican party will be given TO him, and
the sopport of the voters will be given to
the party, in behalf of 8 financial policy
that is in substance this: Repeal the to-
bacco tax; keep the whisky Tax; speRd all
you can; give " hatyou Can't spend to the
stat. g, but don't touch the "protective"
tax-s On the question what to do with
the Sl40 900 900 tnat will be in the Treas
ury oy July he has nothing to say. slles
ing that the Abstract he had -een Of The
message does not contain any alu-
sion to il. The isct, however, is knowD
to Mr.. Blaine, as to every observer, and
If he ignores it, it is because he does n
csie to add to the absurdity of the prop
ositions he has to submit. Taking mis-
pre- gramme as he himself announces it,
IL is based on the theory that the Ameri.
can people rather like to be fooled. HIS
first and most urgent appeal is for Whist
may be called ''the quid vote"
1t is to the "ninety-h I've in a
hundred" in "sny calling" who will
b. I, und "chewing while they work"
To these men the 'luxury of yesterday
nas become the necessity OF to day." 81 d
they pre.ent to Mr.. caine's mind the
most Important example he eau think OF
Of the enurmity Of tsxng the necessaries
of life. II taxation must be reduced, In.
the name of justice and humanity take it
off the plug and the pipe. 1t is solemn
app oil, but it will reach neither those to
whom tobscco is not q nect ssary nor
those to whom it is, for the latter know
that when in 1855 the tax on tobacco was
cut down one half, the consumer got 10
advantage of the reduction.
Mr.. Blaine's next appeal is to the tax
payers of the several states. he proposes
to give them the proceeds of the whisky
tax, or so much of them as cannot con-
venieptl; be squandered. He is not
warned by the general contempt with
which this plan WAS received when be
announced 1t before. he has forgotten
that hardly single paper OF all
those that supported him in 1884
ventured to approve this hare Drained
scheme, spd that many OF them. speaking
with especial authority for the grea, body
Of r publicans, utterly condemned IL.
And In renewing now q proposition tor
which he has never been able to get q
Serious hearing, he, with his usual fsiuity
IN that dire ciion, cannot refrain from
illusions to "hobest but misguided
friends of temperance" When
will he learn that that the teQa~s|
perance question Is one on which